Ranger Stories

National park staff are the heartbeat of our parks – safeguarding our lands, preserving our history and building community.

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  • Greetings from Yellowstone National Park

    My wife and I have visited many national parks over the past several decades. Our most memorable experience was skiing thru the thermal basin at Yellowstone by ourselves, with no one else in sight. The entire winter experience in the park was exceptional, but this was the most outstanding.

  • Greetings from Gateway National Recreation Area

    I have been kayaking in Jamaica bay with the National Park Rangers for a few years. It is amazing to see the amount of wildlife in this urban park.

  • Greetings from Crater Lake National Park

    I heard the Cleetwood Trail that connects Crater Lake rim with the lake's edge was going to close for renovation for several years at the end of summer, so I rushed to book a Wizard Island tour. I live in southern Oregon and have never taken the tour. I went…

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